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CS/CS/CS/HB 933: Affordable Housing

GENERAL BILL by Economic Affairs Committee ; Finance and Tax Committee ; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee ; Rouson

Affordable Housing; Revises provisions for terminating certain rental agreements; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to set aside portion of its federal & state funding to fund housing for certain purposes; provides that access to essential commercial goods & services for persons of low income served by housing authorities is public use; prohibits use of eminent domain for certain purposes; expands certain powers of housing authorities to include certain commercial projects providing essential goods & services; provides for use of revenues received from projects; reenacts provision relating to tax exemptions applicable to housing authorities created pursuant to certain federal programs; provides that there exists shortage of access to essential commercial goods & services necessary for daily living for persons of low income; expands certain powers of state public bodies to include certain commercial projects providing essential goods & services; revises & provides findings & declarations of property of tax exemption for housing authorities relating to access to essential commercial goods & services necessary for daily living for persons of low income; clarifies that activities & property of certain persons are not exempt from taxes & special assessments; provides that certain real property of housing authority is exempt from ad valorem taxes & special assessments; revises requirements for public housing authorities to form self-insurance funds.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1996 (Ch. 2012-127)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/7/2011 House • Filed
12/21/2011 House • Referred to Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 91
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 90
2/3/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 02/07/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
2/7/2012 House • CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 549
2/8/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 543
2/9/2012 House • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 571
2/13/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 02/15/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
2/15/2012 House • CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 670
2/16/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 661
2/17/2012 House • Now in Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 682
2/23/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Economic Affairs Committee, 02/24/12, 8:30 am, Webster Hall
2/24/2012 House • Favorable by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
• CS/CS/CS by- Economic Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Amended) -HJ 855
2/27/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Economic Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 848
2/28/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 907
3/9/2012 House • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1996 (Ch. 2012-127)